- Address: San Marino, Salita alla Rocca, house 26
- Phone: +378 0549992437
- Website: www.museodellecuriosita.sm
- Working hours: 10.00-18.00
- Ticket price: child - 4 euros, adult - 7 euros
The Republic of San Marino , which is located on the territory of Italy, is one of the smallest countries in Europe, but there are enough sights. And one of the most interesting and unusual - a museum of curiosities (Museo delle Curiositá).
The explanatory dictionary tells us that the word "curious" means "funny, outlandish, strange". All these words perfectly describe the museum's exposition. Exhibits can cause surprise, delight, even horror and disgust, but first of all curiosity and interest, for which the museum was given its name.
The concept of the museum
The idea is this: exhibits are collected here, selected due to their curiosity, that is, unusual and funny. They are brought from different places and date from different eras. The main criterion for selection is improbability.
At the same time, all the exhibits are exact copies of existing or existing people or objects. Therefore, even if something seems unreal to you, rest assured that it really was or is on our planet until now, and this fact is carefully documented in the museum, however problematic it was to believe. So the phrase "Unbelievable, but true!" Best conveys the concept of this museum.
Important information
The museum is located along the historic center of the city. The city itself is built on a mountain, it does not have an airport and a railway. The nearest famous resort is an hour's drive away, this is Italian Rimini. From here you can get to San Marino by bus or car. The cost of a bus - 4-5.
The museum operates for 10 months a year - from 10.00 to 18.00. In the high season, when there are especially many tourists (July and August), the museum is open from 9.00 to 20.00. The cost of visiting an adult is € 7, the ticket for a child is € 4.
The curiosity museum in San Marino covers an area of 700 thousand square meters. m. The building itself is designed in the style of the avant-garde. On the upper floors of tourists raise two elevators. The corridors of the museum seem mysterious, and the route is unpredictable, thanks to the illusions created by the play of light and mirrors.
Among the exhibits you can find:
- an egg of a prehistoric bird (80 cm in diameter);
- cancer length of 3 m;
- figures of dwarfs, among which the smallest woman on the planet (59 cm);
- pearl suit;
- chastity belt;
- ancient glasses that correct strabismus;
- the figure of the most tattooed man in the world (his body is covered with 96% of the tattoo);
- the figure of the thickest man (639 kg);
- the figure of the highest man (2, 95 m);
- a collection of the most unusual medieval mousetrap and even a flea-head (!);
- a man with the longest nails (343 cm);
- ancient Chinese cases for storing nails (they were worn so everyone saw that the owner does not work with his hands);
- hairstyles from the 18th century with feathers and ships;
- the girl with the thinnest waist;
- key chains, blood-soaked fleas, which in the 18th century were worn as a charm;
- the largest newborn child;
- Medieval devices for punishment for alcohol and gambling abuse;
- the longest hair in the world.
In fact, the most interesting exhibits are difficult to name, because they are all unusual and a bit strange. In the museum they are classified according to subjects: zoology, man, various epochs.
And a museum of curiosities in San Marino for a fee suggests making a computer analysis of their paintings. As a result, information will be provided on the nature of the person: the degree of optimism, whether he is a lucky person, a romantic, whether he enjoys interest in the opposite sex, whether he is good organizer, ambitious, generous, polite, sincere, etc.
How to get to the museum?
The state of San Marino is so small that the transport system here is not developed at the best level. So, the concept of public transport to local residents is alien, all the sights are in the center, which is very convenient for tourists. The easiest way to get to the museum is by foot or by taxi.
The curiosity museum in San Marino will be interesting to people of any age. Incredible - next door, visitors are provided with all the evidence of this!
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